Business GCSE
Cost and delegation
What Cost and delegation means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cost and delegation
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Reference: AQA
More managers in a tall structure raise labour costs, while fewer managers in a flat structure reduce cost but require managers to delegate more and rely on staff self-management.
Topics that use Cost and delegation
- Organisational structures (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Appropriateness
- Authority and accountability
- Centralisation
- Chain of Command
- Communication and decision-making
- Delayering
- Delegation
- Flat structure
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